Black Lives Matter
“Change will not come if we wait for some other person, or if we wait for some other time. We are the ones we’ve been waiting for, we are the change that we seek.”
Hello Friends!
Last week I decided to transition this weekly newsletter on fitness to a weekly newsletter in support of the Black Lives Matter movement. As a Black person in America, it feels important for me to use my voice now more than ever. If you're new to my IG or boxing classes, welcome welcome welcome.
My goal for this newsletter is to break down smaller topics and offer action steps and resources to really get sh*t down. This week is just an intro with some background resources on being a good ally and just beginning to understand systemic racism. Continue reaching out to me on social media and via email, I love to hear from you guys,and on that note, let’s get into it!
Whatever you're good at (for me it’s fitness and talking and graphic design) use that to start making positive change. We can’t all do everything and everyone’s contribution is valuable. Because of this mindset, I turned all of my digital classes into a safe space to hold conversations on blackness and racism and all of my fitness newsletters into, well, this!
Every week we will delve deeper on specific topics and issues. To start us off, here are some of my favorite resources, videos, articles and the organizations I have been donating too. Check them out.
Resources
Check out some tips on communication from Rachel Cargle below:
1. Yes/But also known as “whataboutism” , is a variant of the “tu quoque” logical fallacy that attempts to discredit an opponent's position by charging them with hypocrisy without directly refuting or disproving their argument. (source: Zimmer, Ben. WSJ, 2017 ).
Every week, new topics, new talks, new action steps, new organizations. This is the first of many newsletters. I am so excited to get specific on ways to make real change. See you there!
